SF
SR-1 Freedom
Productby NASA
Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026
Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1) is a planned NASA pathfinder spacecraft intended to demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Destined for Mars, it is designed to use a fission reactor producing more than 20 kW of electrical power, enabling long-duration interplanetary missions.
Episodes
1
across 1 show
First heard
Sep 2026
Expert statements
1
1 positive
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What experts have said about SR-1 Freedom
1 statement · 1 positive
NASA will launch the 100-kilowatt SR-1 Freedom fission reactor in 2028.
“In 2028— in 2028, NASA will leave decades and billions of dollars of failed nuclear programs behind and launch SR-1 Freedom, a 100-kilowatt fission reactor”
Open the episode · Jared Isaacman: A New Era for NASA and American Space ExplorationListen at 8:28
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Episodes
1 episode featuring SR-1 Freedom, newest first
